Mildred Esther Lovett (13 September 1880 – 23 March 1955) was a figure in the early 20th century Tasmanian and Australian art scene, known as a teacher and as an artist.

[1] Lovett studied at Mrs H. Barnard's Ladies School, Hobart, Tasmania from 1887 to 1893, where her art teacher was William Henry Charpentier.

[3] In 1904 she returned to Hobart and began teaching in the Art Department of the Technical College, where she gained a full-time post with a salary of £50 a year,[1] under the leadership of Lucien Dechaineux.

In 1929 Lovell took leave from the Technical College to make a study tour of Europe, where she enrolled at the Westminster School of Art in London and at the Academie Lhote in Paris.

[1] At the age of 33 (in 1913), Lovett married Stanley Livingstone Paterson and became the family's major breadwinner for the 40 years of their marriage, supplementing her teaching wage with the sale of her work.